1. 

Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Unambiguous wording of the form of order sought by the applicant – Requirement not met – Inadmissibility

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d) and (e))

(see paras 25-27)

2. 

European Union public contracts – Conclusion of a contract following a call for tenders – Discretion of the institutions – Judicial review – Limits

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 166(2))

(see para. 42)

3. 

Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – No summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Inadmissibility

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))

(see para. 62)

4. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Duty to observe the principles of equal treatment of tenderers and transparency – Scope – Obligation to formulate clearly, precisely and unequivocally the conditions and procedures for awarding the contract

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Arts 160(1) and 166(2))

(see paras 76-79)

5. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Award of contracts – Most economically advantageous tender – Award criteria – Observance of the principles of equal treatment of tenderers and transparency – Obligation to establish a weighting for the sub-criteria of award criteria provided for in the tender specifications or contract notice

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Arts 160(1) and 166(2))

(see para. 80)

6. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Duty to observe the principles of equal treatment of tenderers and transparency – Scope – No obligation, before the submission of tenders, to communicate the assessment method of the awarding authority

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Arts 160(1) and 166(2))

(see paras 81, 82, 91)

7. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Award of contracts – Award criteria – Method of assessment – Discretion of the awarding authority

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 166(2))

(see paras 83, 84)

8. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision, in the procedure for the award of a public service contract, not to accept a tender – Assessment having regard to the information at the applicant’s disposal at the time the action was brought – Information provided to the applicant not clearly showing the reasons for rejecting the tender and not sufficiently explaining the characteristics and advantages of the tender accepted – Obligation to communicate, following a written request, the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender accepted and the name of the tenderer – No obligation on the awarding authority to provide a detailed comparative analysis of the tender accepted and the tender of the unsuccessful tenderer – Sufficient statement of reasons

(Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 170(2) and (3)(a) and Annex I, point 31.1)

(see paras 108-110)

9. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision, in the procedure for the award of a public service contract, not to accept a tender – Assessment having regard to the information at the applicant’s disposal at the time the action was brought

(Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 170(2) and (3)(a) and Annex I, point 31.1)

(see para. 111)

10. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision, in the procedure for the award of a public service contract, not to accept a tender – No obligation on the awarding authority to provide a detailed comparative analysis of the tender accepted and the tender of the unsuccessful tenderer

(Art. 296, second para. TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 170(2) and (3)(a) and Annex I, point 31.1)

(see para. 126)

11. 

EU law – Principles – Principle of sound administration – Duty of diligence – Scope

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41)

(see para. 133)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

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